Toilet-powder receptacle and brush



G. COSMOS.

TOILET POWDER RECEPTACLE AND BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILD NOV. 26. 1920.

, Patented June 7, 1921.

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` To all whom t may concern:

Be it knownV that I, GEORGE COSMOS, a/

' UNETE STATES PATENT @FFME TOILET-POWDER RECEPTACLE AND BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une "Z, 1921.

Application filed Novemberr 26, 1920. Sera1 N o. 426,590.

citizen of the United' States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State.of Missouri, (whose post-office address is 1532 Market street, St.Louis, Missouri,) have invented a certain new and useful CombinedToilet- Powder Receptacle and Brush, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forminga part thereof.

This invention relates generally lto toilet articles and, moreparticularly, to a certain new and useful combined toilet-powderreceptacle and brush especially adapted for barbersuse. 'Y YThe/principal object of mypresent invention is to provide atoilet-powder receptacle and brush so constructed and combined in onearticle that the toilet-powder contents of the receptacle mayselectively be either sprinkled directly from the receptacle, as withthe ordinary or'common talcum-powder can or other toilet-powderreceptacle now ingeneral use, or applied by the barber or other Auserthrough and by the brush, and thebrush selectivelyl employed, as may bedesired, either as a duster alone or both as a duster and powderapplicator, as, for instance, after hair-cuts and the like.

A further object of my present invention is to provide a toilet-brushhaving a handle adaptedl not only for the convenient manipulation of thebrush, butalso-.for employment as a maga'zineor receptacle for supplyingtoilet-powder to the brush while in use.

An additional objectof my present invention is to provide a brush of thetype described with simple, easily actuated means, Vwhereby the supplyof powder from the magazine to the brush may be conveniently controlledat will.

vWith the above and other objects in view, my present invention residesin the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts hereinafter described and afterward pointed out inthe claims.'

In the accompanying drawings,"

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of a combined toilet-brushand toilet-powder receptacle constructed in accordance with andembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a .detail sectional elevation'of preferably elongated bristles2 forming the brush of the article. Preferably integral with back 1, isan upturned corrugated or otherwise threaded annular flange 3. -Fitmting within the confines of flange 3 and covering the upper ends ofthe-brushbris tles 2, is a disk 4, which forms substantially a part ofthe brush-back '1;v and provided transversely in the brush-back 1 andits disk 4 at their approximate center, is a hole or aperture, as at 5,for purposes shortly appearing.

6 indicates the main portion or body of the handle of the brush, whichis preferably in the form of a tube or cylindricalv shell of suitablediameter relatively to the brushback 1 and suitably corrugated orotherwise threaded at/its lower end, as at 7,

for detachable engagement with the flange 3. Forming substantially apart of shell 6 and. fixed therein adjacent its lower end,-is

a bottom-providing disk 8 provided cened trally with a plurality ofperforations 9.

Fixed, as by diametrical'ly opposite wings 10, toand upon the under faceof disk 8 with its open upper end in alinement with the perforation's 9,is a spout or funnel 11 depending at its lower end through the aperture5 and down into the brush-bristles 2, as best seen in Fig. 1.

Intermediate the wings 10the spout or funnel 11 is spaced from the'under face of disk v8 and shaped to provide a slide-way,

as at 12, for a gate 13 provided within its area with a plurality ofperforations, as at 14, and preferably provided at its opposite endswith angular downwardly `disposed extensions 15-16 the Vperforations 14being adapted for registration with perforations 9 of disk 8, but thegate 13 being normally held yieldingly=w1th its perforations 14 out ofregistration with the perits ends to; the bent end of the .and theadjacent wall of the shell 6. Fixed forations 9. by means of apreferably coiled spring 17 interposed between, and fixed at gate 13 atone end to the oppositeA bent en d 16 of gate 13 and projectmg forslidable movement through the wall of shell 6, as seen y in Fig. 1, is ashort rod or pin 18 for manipulating or actuating the ate 13 againstthe' tension of'spring 17 for ringing the gateperforations 14 into'registration Lwith thel bottom perforations 9.

Shell 6 is also preferably corrugated-or otherwise threaded yat itsupper end, as at 19, and surmounting the shell -6 is-'a neck 20 likewiseof suitable diameter relatively `to shell 6 and suitably corrugated orotherwise threaded at its lowerend, as at 21, for detachable engagementwith theth-readed up-' per end 19 of shell 6. Adjacentvitslower end,neck 20de provided with a perforated bottom or disk 22lsubstantiallysimilar "to to shell bottom-diskS; and fixed to and uponthe under face of disk 22, is a strap 23 having perforations 24 aliningor registering with .the perforations of disk 22, the strap 23 beingshaped, as best .seen in Fig. 2, to provide .'a slideway for a yieldinggate 25 constructed and operating4 substantially similar in all respectsto the lower gate 13. At its upper and preferably reduced end,

neck 20'is provided with a perforated cap 22, it will be .evident thatthe brush- 2 may i be employed by the barber or other user as an'ordinary brush. -It will likewise be evident that thearticle,whenin'verted and the upper gate 2,5 actuated to open position to bringits perforations in registration with the registerlng perforations ofstrap `23 and disk. 22,. may be employed as an ordinary talcum-powdercan, the powder contents issuing or discharging from thema azine orshell 6 directly from the neck 20. '55

should thebarber or other user wish to apply by means ofthe brush 2 thetalcumowder or other toilet preparation contained 1n shell 6, thenfinger-pressure upon the rod 18 servesto actlate the gate 13 to bringits perforations 14 intov registration with the oweven' perforations 9of ldisk 8,- when the `taloum powder contents Iof shell 6 willdischargethrough apglying'brush 2. n

y means of my new article,'I obviate'a separate handling of atalcum-powder receptacle and a` brush', and4 am enabled to thus effectarticle is simple and compact in formand. constructlon, may beinexpenslvely manu-- facturad, and is highly 'eicient in performingitsintended functions. Y

am aware that changes i-n the form, construction, arrangement, andcombination of the several parts of the combined toiletthe spout orfunnel'll and into the an economy both in time and labor. My 'new ipowder receptacle aid brush may be made and substituted for thoseherein"shownand describedwthout departing from the nature andprinciple of myinventlon.

Having thus described my invention, what 'I claim and desireto securebyLetter-s Patent is I 1. A toilet-article includingbrusih-bristles,

lini combination with a tubular handle for the bristles, the handlebeing adapted to contain a toilet-preparation and'havin at its oppositeends -separate discharge-out ets for( the preparation, onel of whichoutlets leads into the brush-bristles,' and means for independentlycontrolling the discharge of the toilet-preparation fromthe handle atsaid outlets.

2. A 'toilet-article including, in c'ombina-` u tion, brush-bristles, atubulai` handle for the' brush-bristles, the .handle having a perfo-.rated bottom and being adapted to contain a toilet-preparationA to besupplied to the brush-bristles, and means comprising 'a yielding gatehaving perforations adapted for 'registration with the perforations lofthe bottom for controlling the sup ly of the 1 toilet-preparation fromthe han 1e to the brush. A 3. A toilet-article including, in` comb1na`tion, brush-bristles, a tubular handlefor the brush-bristles, the handlehaving a perforated bottom'and being adapted to contain atoilet-preparation to be 'supplied' to the -brush-brlstles, a funneldepending fromthe" handle-bottom into the brush-bristles and perorations,V and means comprising a-yieldindg perforated gate having'perforation-s a ap ted for4 registration with .the perfora-4 tions ofthe bottom for controlling the supply of the toilet-preparation from theh andle and through the funnel to the brush-bristles.

A In testimony whereof I- have signed my i namey to this specification..Y

GEORGE COSMOS. l

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